Employees: 4,700
Size Manitowoc (MTW) is a United States Industrials company (Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery) with a market value of $808M, the 2388th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $14.21 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 2.7%, against -17.6% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +16.4%); the operating margin is 3.5% (peer median 5.0%).
Valuation It trades at 16.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.2× (5th cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is +2 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.9 points below its cost of capital (10.5% WACC).
Credit Manitowoc has 1 bond outstanding ($300M), rated B+ by the agencies and trading like BBB- at a weighted spread of 143 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 5.0% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 17 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.32B | $2.24B | $2.18B | $2.23B | $2.03B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | -2% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | $434M | $405M | $374M | $420M | $367M |
| EBITDA | $142M | $126M | $130M | $172M | $150M |
| Net income | $20.2M | $7.20M | $55.8M | $39.2M | -$124M |
| Free cash flow | $69.4M | -$28.2M | $3.50M | -$14.4M | $15.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $43.0M | $50.4M | $45.7M | $77.4M | $61.8M |
| Total debt | $518M | $530M | $450M | $432M | $432M |
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| Measure | MTW | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +14.7% | -7.8% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -2.7% | -17.6% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.7% | -32.6% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.9% | +16.4% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 5.0% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.2× | 19.2× | 5th cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 11.2% | 7.5% | 3rd most demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.2% | +6.5% | 5th highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +2.0 pp | -0.4 pp | 5th most demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.9 pp | -2.8 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.6× | 10.5× | 2nd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0× | 1.1× | most indebted of 8 |
| Bond spread | 143 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc MTW | United States | $808M | -3% | +9% | 3% | 16.2× | 11.2% | +9.2% |
| Greenworks (Jiangsu) 301260.SZ | China | $804M | -35% | -1% | -8% | 19.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Gemac Engineering Machinery 301048.SZ | China | $801M | -8% | +7% | 8% | n/a | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| Power HF 605100.SS | China | $816M | -35% | +17% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Astec Industries ASTE | United States | $822M | -33% | +19% | 5% | 9.8× | 9.5% | +6.6% |
| Chengdu Xiling Power Science & Technology 300733.SZ | China | $831M | -9% | +4% | 3% | 29.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Advance Gearbox 601177.SS | China | $786M | -19% | +1% | 4% | n/a | 14.5% | +4.6% |
| Douglas Dynamics PLOW | United States | $839M | -20% | +23% | 13% | 11.0× | 5.6% | +6.4% |
| Xiamen XGMA Machinery 600815.SS | China | $756M | -36% | +21% | -21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Mining Machinery 002526.SZ | China | $754M | -15% | -6% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Niutech Technology 688309.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +79% | 26% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| engcon ENGCON-B.ST | Sweden | $876M | -13% | +16% | 16% | 29.7× | 7.0% | +11.9% |
| Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works KMEW.NS | India | $876M | +44% | +57% | 40% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Chuangli 603012.SS | China | $738M | -12% | -17% | 5% | n/a | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| HD-Hyundai Marine Engine 071970.KS | South Korea | $887M | -66% | +54% | 26% | 8.7× | -9.8% | +10.2% |
| VBG VBG-B.ST | Sweden | $734M | -16% | +5% | 10% | 16.2× | 2.7% | +11.4% |
| Wetown Electric 688226.SS | China | $729M | -55% | +54% | 3% | 29.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Jupiter Wagons JWL.NS | India | $896M | -35% | -12% | 10% | 32.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinxi Axle 600495.SS | China | $728M | -6% | +19% | -1% | n/a | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| Jianglong Shipbuilding 300589.SZ | China | $699M | -25% | -9% | -12% | 42.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Endur ENDUR.OL | Norway | $696M | +7% | +88% | 5% | 19.2× | 8.8% | +88.7% |
Manitowoc has 1 bond outstanding with $300M face value. The agencies rate it B+; its bonds trade like BBB-. Weighted yield 5.71%, a spread of 143 bp over government bonds.